Prof. Dr. Mehmet BERKÜN

 



 


 

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+90 (462) 377 2657

+90 (462) 377 2606
   

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Karadeniz Technical University Civil Engineering Dept. 61080 Trabzon-Turkey

berkun@ktu.edu.tr
   
Personal details
Job title Professor of Water Resources
University Karadeniz Technical University
Department Department of Civil Engineering
   
Professional details
Membership of  professional bodies Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers
Keywords ..Water and waste management

Water and wastewater treatment

Solid wastes disposal

River pollution

Leachate treatment

Environmental hydraulics

Outfall design

Metal toxicity
Areas of expertise Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineer specialising in Water and Environmental Management with special interest in water and wastewater treatment, river pollution and spillway reaeration.

Considerable experience in solid waste disposal, leachate treatment and outfall design.
Media experience Radio, television, and newspapers

Selected Publications

1. Tebbutt THY, Berkun M, Respirometric Determination of BOD. Water Research, 10, 613, 1976. 

2. Berkun M, Effects of Inorganic Metal Toxicity on BOD-I., Water Research, 16, 559,1982. 

3. Berkun M, Methods for the Estimation of BOD Parameters – II.,Water Research, 16, 559,1982.

4. Berkun M, Onal A, Effects of Inorganic Metals on Respirometric Oxygen Uptake and Related Sag Curve  Formations in Streams. Water SA, 30, No.2,1, 2004.  >> Full Text

5. Berkun M, Effects of Ni, Cr, Hg, Cu, Zn, Al on the Dissolved Oxygen Balance of Streams. Chemosphere, 59, 207, 2005.  >> Full Text

6. Berkun M, Aras E, Nemlioglu S, Disposal of Solid Waste in Istanbul and Along the Black Sea Coast of Turkey.  Waste Management, 25, 847, 2005.   >> Full Text

 

7. Berkun M, Submarine Tailings Placement by a Copper Mine in the Deep Anoxic Zone of the Black Sea. Water Research, 39, 5005, 2005.  >> Full Text

 

8. Berkun M, Aras E, Wastewater And Waste Generated Pollution At The South-Eastern Black Sea Zone. Environmental Engineering Science, 24(6), 778-789.2007.  >> Full Text

 

9. Berkun M, Aras E, Parametric Evaluation of Stream Water Dissolved Oxygen Deficit Profile. Environmental Engineering Science, 24(10), 1389-1398, 2007.   >>Full Text

 

10. Aras, E., Tođan, V., and Berkun, M. River Water Quality Management Model Using A  Genetic Algorithm, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 7(5), 439-450,  2007. >>Full Text

 

11. Ersoy H, Ersoy AF, Dag S, Berkun, M,.  Environmental pollution originated from open dumping of solid waste in the cities of Eastern Black Sea, Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 71 (15): A260-A260, 2007.

 

12. Ersoy H, Ersoy AF, Bulut F, Berkun, M,. Municipal Solid Waste Management And Practices In Coastal Cities Of The Eastern Black Sea; A Case Study Of Trabzon City, N E Turkey, Bulletin of  Engineering Geology and the Environment, (Accepted).

 

Awards and Honors List

  • TUBITAK Research Grant, 1974.

  • WHO (World Health  Organization) Fellowship, 1972-1974.

  • UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)  Fellowship, 1978-1979.

  • Leading Engineers of the World 2006 Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England.

  • Leading Scientists of the World 2007 Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England.

  • Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2006.

  • 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21 Century  Award

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2006.

  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2006 Award

    Marquis Who’s Who, USA.

  • Who’s Who in the Balkans, 1997

    Metron Publications, England.

  • Who’s Who in the World, 2006 (23rd ed.)

    Marquis Who’s Who, USA.

  • Who’s Who in the World, 2007 (24th ed.)

    Marquis Who’s Who, USA.

  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2006 (9th ed.)

    Marquis Who’s Who, USA.

  • Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century (1st ed.)

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2007.

  • IBC Chambridge Blue Book (2nd ed.) 2007

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England.

  • 2000 Ouutstanding Intellectuals of the 21st  Century

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2006.

  • Dictionary of International Biography (34th ed.)

    International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, 2007.

  • The International Directory of Experts and Expertise 2007

    American Biographical Institute (ABI), North Carolina, USA.

  • Honarary Appointment to the Research Board of Advisers  American Biographical Institute (ABI), 2007.
  • Great Minds of the 21st Century                                         American Biographical Institute (ABI), 2007-2008.
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  • Cambridge Blue Book                                                    International Biographical Centre (IBC), 2008, USA.
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  • Cambridge Blue Book of Foremost International Scientists, International Biographical Centre (IBC), 2008, USA.
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  • 10 th Anniversary Edition,
    Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2008-2009, USA

     

     

     

     

 

 

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